Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.